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THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION OF MANITOBA
URGENT TELE-MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
$636,537
TOTAL FUNDS RECEIVED TO DATE
$225,198
TOTAL FUNDS RECEIVED
IN 2022
$228,528
TOTAL FUNDS RECEIVED
IN 2021
$182,811
TOTAL FUNDS RECEIVED
IN 2020
HOSPITAL PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Serving Indigenous communities both in Winnipeg and in rural and remote areas is a vital role for HSC Winnipeg Children’s Hospital. While Indigenous peoples represent 15% of Manitoba’s population, about 45% of child and adolescent patients who seek mental health care from our hospital are transported from Indigenous and rural communities. This results in stress for patients and their families, and requires extensive spending on medical transport every year. With funds from Family of Support, we have implemented a new Urgent Tele-Mental Health Service to support children and adolescents in rural Manitoba. By bringing care closer to home, the project is breaking down barriers and further connecting our hospital to Indigenous and other rural communities. This new mode of delivery enhances the well-being of both patients and families by providing mental health services without the financial and emotional strains of travel. Remote consultations also create opportunities to engage patients’ families with knowledge about their child’s needs and guidance on how to provide effective support.
An important strength of the Family of Support initiative is grounded in the trust The Sobey Foundation and Empire Company Limited have shown for children’s hospitals by empowering them to allocate funds to the areas they see as most urgent.
Research and Innovation
In late 2022, the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, the research division of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba, announced a new research theme focused on the mental health of children and youth: PRIME – Promoting Innovation in Mental Health through eHealth Excellence. Funded entirely by the Family of Support partnership, PRIME will enable researchers to develop and study eHealth models focused on delivering more timely access to care and support for a range of groups, such as neurodiverse youth and young people experiencing intersections of mental illness and other issues such as disability, chronic illness or systemic racism.
